Category: Beginners

Google announced in September on it security blog that if your website is not using HTTPS/SSL when they implement their latest changes in 2017, your website credibility and search engine rankings may be affected. Chrome- Googles web browser has already begun to mark non-secure pages containing certain input fields as Not Secure in the URL bar as you can see below. […]

In this post we’ll go through from the basics of web hosting to the more complex issues and look at what you need to find in your web host to suit your requirements. If you want the rest of the world to see your website you need someone else to ‘host’ your website so it […]

If Facebook is where your target market is then it is amazing the reach you can get by spending $10 on boosting a post in Facebook. (Key point is -is Facebook where your target market is? You can get tips on defining your target market here) But below are a couple of very quick tips […]

The things below are not in any particular order of “naughtiness” but all are techniques/activities that should be avoided at all costs as they can get you banned from Googles index!! Link Exchanges and Bad Neighborhoods Linking ordinarily would make you a good neighbor and a good citizen of the internet. However, just because someone links […]

When you register a domain name it is common to start receiving scam phishing and unsolicited emails and phone calls. This is because the personal details you are required to be provided during the registration process, along with other technical domain information such as details of nameservers, domain registration and renewal dates becomes public data on the WHOIS […]

HTML color codes Colour codes are ways of representing the colours we see everyday in a format that a computer can interpret and display. There are a variety of formats, including Hex color codes, RGB and HSL values, and HTML color names, amongst others. HEX COLOR CODES The most popular are Hex color codes; three […]

No 1: Web site is responsive and mobile friendly These days the majority of users access website via a smart phone or tablet and Google keeps separate search rankings depending on whether you’re searching with a smartphone or not? The May update to Google’s algorithm identified that mobile friendly pages would get higher rankings. Google even has […]

1. Don’t use weak passwords The traditional advice for strong passwords is to “use a long, random collection of numbers, upper- and lower-case letters and wacky characters”. A strong password: Is at least eight characters long. Does not contain your user name, real name, or company name. Does not contain a complete word. Is significantly […]

In this day and age running a business is becoming more and more complex when it comes to getting the right mix of advertising, which is cost effective as well as sales effective, and that will give you the best return on investment is increasingly complex. Any promotional mix should include a combination of Search Engine Optimsation (SEO), Social Media engagement, Search Engine Marketing (SEM) […]

A blog is a frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and Web links although the concept of blogs being “personal” is changing over time as more and businesses see them as a valuable business tool. A blog is often a mixture of what is happening in a person’s life and what is happening on the […]